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How a dropout factory raised its graduation rate from 53 percent to 75 percent in three years

The Hechinger Report

In this ongoing series, The Hechinger Report is visiting high schools that have beaten the long odds to learn what’s behind their success in improving graduation rates and sending more students to college. The change in the school culture since the Diplomas Now partnership began in 2013 is palpable, marked by rising expectations for students.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. It includes students with specific learning disabilities (such as dyslexia and dysgraphia), hearing and vision impairments, emotional disabilities, autism and more severe cognitive delays. Weekly Update.

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